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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

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